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Table of Contents

Introduction

PART A: Thinking About Research

A1: What is Research?

A2: Knowledge, Theories, Paradigms and Perspectives

A3: The Nature of Data

A4: Research Questions, Hypotheses and Operational Definitions

A5: Research as an Ethical and Cultural Issue

PART B: Preparing for Research

B1: Planning a Research Project

B2: Reviewing the Literature

B3: Research Design

B4: Choosing Methods

B5: Sampling

B6: Research Proposals

PART C: Data Collection

C1: Collecting Data

C2: Data Collection Skills

C3: Questionnaires

C4: Semi-structured Interviews

C5: Focus Groups

C6: Observation

C7: Narrative Data

C8: Documents

C9: Secondary Sources of Data

C10: Collecting Data Using Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)

PART D: Data Analysis

D1: Beginning to Analyse

D2: Working With Data

D3: Statistical Analysis

D4: Thematic Analysis

D5: Analysing Narrative

D6: Discourse Analysis

D7: Content Analysis

D8: Grounded Theory

D9: Using Computers in Data Analysis

D10: So What? Drawing Conclusions

PART E: Data Presentation and Reports

E1: The Importance of Audience

E2: Writing for Research: Reports and Dissertations

E3: Data Presentation

E4: Dissemination and Further Research

Glossary

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      Publisher Pearson Education
      Published 6/16/2010 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781405858502
      978-1405858502
      ISBN-10 1405858508
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      Social research and statistics

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      PART A: Thinking About Research

      A1: What is Research?

      A2: Knowledge, Theories, Paradigms and Perspectives

      A3: The Nature of Data

      A4: Research Questions, Hypotheses and Operational Definitions

      A5: Research as an Ethical and Cultural Issue

      PART B: Preparing for Research

      B1: Planning a Research Project

      B2: Reviewing the Literature

      B3: Research Design

      B4: Choosing Methods

      B5: Sampling

      B6: Research Proposals

      PART C: Data Collection

      C1: Collecting Data

      C2: Data Collection Skills

      C3: Questionnaires

      C4: Semi-structured Interviews

      C5: Focus Groups

      C6: Observation

      C7: Narrative Data

      C8: Documents

      C9: Secondary Sources of Data

      C10: Collecting Data Using Computer Mediated Communication (CMC)

      PART D: Data Analysis

      D1: Beginning to Analyse

      D2: Working With Data

      D3: Statistical Analysis

      D4: Thematic Analysis

      D5: Analysing Narrative

      D6: Discourse Analysis

      D7: Content Analysis

      D8: Grounded Theory

      D9: Using Computers in Data Analysis

      D10: So What? Drawing Conclusions

      PART E: Data Presentation and Reports

      E1: The Importance of Audience

      E2: Writing for Research: Reports and Dissertations

      E3: Data Presentation

      E4: Dissemination and Further Research

      Glossary

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